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Igor Ivanov's chess openings

Peak rating 2233128 games

Igor Ivanov has 128 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Ivanov most often opens with 1.c4 (39% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White61 games · +18 =22 −21 · 48%
As Black67 games · +16 =12 −39 · 33%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening39%
    24 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 d6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%
    18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.Bxf6 gxf6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%
    13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense57%
    20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game17%
    6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense9%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%
    6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game31%
    5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense25%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

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